Yes, Edna, whilst the Titanic was sinking, only very few rich people succeeded at getting a seat on the lifeboats, but nonetheless the orchestra kept playing and their music gave Jack the inspiration and courage to be “He who saves a life saves the world entire”

• Swee Kheng Khor, Three Vaccine Assumptions for 2021, Project Syndicate, February 23, 2021

As COVID-19 vaccination programs scale up globally, they must be able to withstand reality. Policymakers need to incorporate three realistic assumptions into their immunization plans: delays are inevitable, inequality will increase, and vaccine procurement could be a proxy for geopolitics. [Read more].